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FLRT now includes the latest level information for RHEL and SUSE Linux!
If you are running one of these versions and need to know if new levels are available, simply fill out a FLRT report and you'll have your answer.
Start with FLRT: http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/flrt
Select your MTM and then select your Linux distro and level.
Here's an example with both SUSE and RHEL partitions
In addition, SSM (System Software Maps) now support... [More]

FLRT just got even better!!
With the Power 8 launch, we knew many customers would want to move their existing partitions over to their new Power 8 systems using Live Partition Mobility (LPM) and would want to know if they were at the recommended levels before making the attempt.
FLRT to the rescue! We've collaborated with the test, development and support teams and created a list of recommendations for each of the components involved in an LPM.
First, visit the FLRT site: http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/flrt... [More]

FLRT Lite is a quick way to check recommended levels for your Power hardware and software products.
FLRT Lite currently supports the following products:
Power firmware
HMC
AIX
VIOS
PowerHA SystemMirror
General Parallel File System
....and much more!!!
Go to Fix Level Recommendation Tool - FLRT - http://www.ibm.com/support/customercare/flrt
then from the navigation, click FLRT Lite
Just select the product and you will immediately get a list of... [More]

Julie Craft and Perry Dykes have arrived in Orlando for the sold out Enterprise2013 conference!! It's going to be a heck of a show!!
We'll be in the Solution Center in booth 134. Come check us out and get a cool Smarter Planet hat for completing a survey on our new IBM Support Portal.
If you haven't seen the our new Support Portal design, check out the blog post at the top of the current Support Portal at support.ibm.com
In addition to the booth in the Solutions center, we will have 5... [More]

Hi Folks!
The FLRT and psearch teams have released new versions and we think you are going to appreciate the features that have been added.
FLRT
For the most part, the main FLRT function has not changed. The FLRT usage was updated with more information on how recommendations are maintained and where they come from and we have added more details on the EoSPS dates and interim fixes.
See new FLRT usage
The really interesting things added are in the ‘Other resources’ section in the right... [More]